The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for low back pain, left knee degenerative joint disease, and right knee degenerative joint disease. The veteran's representative raised a new issue of reopening her claim for lupus, which is referred to the RO for adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to determine if the veteran's current low back pain, left knee, and right knee conditions are related to service or other causes. The case has been remanded for further development including a VA examination and proper VCAA notice.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0609888
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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